Secure Edge OS Blockbuster: TA Associates Buys IGEL, Adds Software Superstar Bill Veghte “This deal defines IGEL as a category creator and disruptor in the edge OS market,” said IGEL CEO Jed Ayres. “We couldn’t be more excited that TA has singled out IGEL as the de facto secure edge OS standard on any cloud and any device, uniting Microsoft, AWS, VMware and Citrix across both x86 and ARM.” By Steven Burke February 12, 2021, 09:30 AM EST TA Associates – the highly respected growth-oriented, private equity software investor – has acquired secure edge OS powerhouse IGEL and added former Microsoft software superstar Bill Veghte as executive chairman in a bid to accelerate IGEL’s drive to become a software unicorn.